FedEx founder Fred Smith named Executive Chairman
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10) has opened and/or expanded seven new service centers in strategic locations that the LTL carrier said reduces shipping time, enhances delivery flexibility and allows for increased capacity in key metropolitan areas. – The Byhalia service center is positioned just outside of Memphis, Tenn., a key distribution hub with easy access to major interstates, rail, and one of the largest air freight facilities in the world. Located near the intersection of I-90 and I-91, the service center will dramatically improve response time to shippers in Western Massachusetts and allowing future growth in the South Windsor, Conn. facility. 4 Gen Logistics, which operates in California with a yard in Wilmington to provide drayage services to the Port of Long Beach and a terminal in Rialto near San Bernardino to serve the Inland Empire, has placed an order for 20 Kenworth T680Es. The company also applied for grant money from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) in Southern California.